ana Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
  2. noun a collection of anecdotes about a person or place

WordNet

A"na adverb
Etymology
Gr. (used distributively).
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.
    An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. Dryden.
*a"na
Etymology
The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in -anus.
Definitions
  1. A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc. Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas.
    It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent. Hallam.

Webster 1913